Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suites 1 and 2/Pushkin Waltz No. 2

Sergei Prokofiev (Composer), Gerard Schwarz (Conductor), The Seattle Symphony (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: The Seattle Symphony
• Conductor: Gerard Schwarz
• Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
• Audio CD (December 11, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delos Records
• ASIN: B0000006WA
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #762,195 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Romeo And Juliet, Suite l Op. 64: Folk Dance

2. Romeo And Juliet, Suite l Op. 64: Tableau

3. Romeo And Juliet, Suite l Op. 64: Madrigal

4. Romeo And Juliet, Suite l Op. 64: Minuet

5. Romeo And Juliet, Suite l Op. 64: Masks

6. Romeo And Juliet, Suite l Op. 64: Romeo And Juliet

7. Romeo And Juliet, Suite l Op. 64: Death Of Tybalt

8. Romeo And Juliet, Suite ll Op. 64: Montagues And Capulets

9. Romeo And Juliet, Suite ll Op. 64: The Child Juliet

10. Romeo And Juliet, Suite ll Op. 64: Friar Laurence

11. Romeo And Juliet, Suite ll Op. 64: Dance

12. Romeo And Juliet, Suite ll Op. 64: Romeo At Juliet's Before Parting

13. Romeo And Juliet, Suite ll Op. 64: Dance Of The Antilles Girls

14. Romeo And Juliet, Suite ll Op. 64: Romeo At The Grave Of Juliet

15. Pushkin Waltz No. 2 Op. 120

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 31, 2004

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This review is from: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suites 1 and 2/Pushkin Waltz No. 2 (Audio CD)

This CD has one of my favorite Prokofiev's pieces, the "Montagues and Capulets". I just love the perfect balance of timing and volume at the beginning, it gives me goose bumps. The creschendo is awesome. Most other conductors dont seem to get this as "right" as this one. But that could be because he's the first I heard.

The conductor, Gerard Schwarz, does not seem as famous as say Bernstein or some other big shots, but often times I find myself hearing a piece for the first time on the radio and liking it, and it turns out he's the conductor. It seems to me that he's
a bit underrated.

I almost gave 5 starts, but had to give 4 because the rest of the CD is not as thrilling as the one piece I mentionned earlier. A DDD recording, for those who care about that.